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Ali Farka Touré was the "source code" of the blues. A three-time Grammy winner and Niafunké farmer, he prioritized his harvest over fame. Explore his legacy at the Festival Ali Farka Touré in Bamako (March 27–29, 2026) to see why this legend remains the blueprint for the guitar.
February 27, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Ali Farka Touré was the "source code" of the blues. A three-time Grammy winner and Niafunké farmer, he prioritized his harvest over fame. Explore his legacy at the Festival Ali Farka Touré in Bamako (March 27–29, 2026) to see why this legend remains the blueprint for the guitar.
Sam Fan Thomas.
What's your favorite song from this living legend?
Keep it locked at jabulaniradio.com Home Of African Tunes
What's your favorite song from this living legend?
Keep it locked at jabulaniradio.com Home Of African Tunes
February 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Sam Fan Thomas.
What's your favorite song from this living legend?
Keep it locked at jabulaniradio.com Home Of African Tunes
What's your favorite song from this living legend?
Keep it locked at jabulaniradio.com Home Of African Tunes
Long overdue, but the legend is finally recognized. Fela Kuti is officially a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient! From the Kalakuta Republic to the global stage, his voice remains undefeated. Abami Eda lives on! ✊🏾🇳🇬 #FelaKuti #Grammys2026 #Afrobeats #Jabulaniradio
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Long overdue, but the legend is finally recognized. Fela Kuti is officially a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient! From the Kalakuta Republic to the global stage, his voice remains undefeated. Abami Eda lives on! ✊🏾🇳🇬 #FelaKuti #Grammys2026 #Afrobeats #Jabulaniradio
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Support local and independent music 🖤🎵😎✅
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Support local and independent music 🖤🎵😎✅
Known as the "Queen of Mutuashi," Tshala Muana electrified her Luba heritage into a global symbol of Congolese womanhood. From a dancer to a political leader, "Mamu National" redefined the rhythm of Africa. Her legacy empowers every woman on stage.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Known as the "Queen of Mutuashi," Tshala Muana electrified her Luba heritage into a global symbol of Congolese womanhood. From a dancer to a political leader, "Mamu National" redefined the rhythm of Africa. Her legacy empowers every woman on stage.
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Some sparkly musical sunshine. One of my faves. Puts a smile in your mind.
Tabu ley et Mbilia bel - balle à terre.
#music #YouTube #Congo #Rhumba
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Tabu ley et Mbilia bel - balle à terre.
#music #YouTube #Congo #Rhumba
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%27bil...
youtu.be/t8h-n2sRw5w?...
Tabu ley et Mbilia bel - balle à terre.
YouTube video by Goyave Nabu
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March 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Some sparkly musical sunshine. One of my faves. Puts a smile in your mind.
Tabu ley et Mbilia bel - balle à terre.
#music #YouTube #Congo #Rhumba
About Tabu Ley and Mbilia bel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabu_Le...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%27bil...
youtu.be/t8h-n2sRw5w?...
Tabu ley et Mbilia bel - balle à terre.
#music #YouTube #Congo #Rhumba
About Tabu Ley and Mbilia bel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabu_Le...
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youtu.be/t8h-n2sRw5w?...
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In today's #RealWorldRecords 'thon, I will be enjoying:
🇺🇸 The Holmes Brothers "Jubilation"
🇹🇿 Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila "Mambo"
🇷🇺 Terem Quartet "Terem"
🇺🇸 The Holmes Brothers "Jubilation"
🇹🇿 Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila "Mambo"
🇷🇺 Terem Quartet "Terem"
July 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
In today's #RealWorldRecords 'thon, I will be enjoying:
🇺🇸 The Holmes Brothers "Jubilation"
🇹🇿 Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila "Mambo"
🇷🇺 Terem Quartet "Terem"
🇺🇸 The Holmes Brothers "Jubilation"
🇹🇿 Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila "Mambo"
🇷🇺 Terem Quartet "Terem"
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
An artist no longer with us
Franco Luambo - "Bolingo Ya Bougie" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFUA...
#MusicChallenge
An artist no longer with us
Franco Luambo - "Bolingo Ya Bougie" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFUA...
Franco / Le TP OK Jazz - Bolingo ya bougie
YouTube video by Cantos Music
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August 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
An artist no longer with us
Franco Luambo - "Bolingo Ya Bougie" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFUA...
#MusicChallenge
An artist no longer with us
Franco Luambo - "Bolingo Ya Bougie" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFUA...
Nyako Konya - Les Mangelepa Lyrics With English Translation 👇 jabulaniradio.com/news/les-man... #AFricanMusic #SwahiliMusic #Zilizopendwa #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania
LES MANGELEPA - NYAKO KONYA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
LES MANGELEPA NYAKO KONYA LYRICS WITH TRANSLATION
Motema mpe mabanzo - My heart [is full of] thoughts (literally: my heart and thoughts)Mabanzo ekotinda ngai namela poison - thoughts will drive me...
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September 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Nyako Konya - Les Mangelepa Lyrics With English Translation 👇 jabulaniradio.com/news/les-man... #AFricanMusic #SwahiliMusic #Zilizopendwa #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania
Nasi Nabali -Tshala Muana Lyrics with English Translation #AfricanMusic #Lingala #CongoMusic #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania
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TSHALA MWANA NASI NABALI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
SYNOPSIS
"Nasi Nabali" by Tshala Muana is a song that celebrates the joy and new identity that come with marriage. The title, Nasi Nabali, translates to "I Am Married," sets the...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Nasi Nabali -Tshala Muana Lyrics with English Translation #AfricanMusic #Lingala #CongoMusic #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania
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I've been listening to a lot of albums from 1960 and I've put together what I think are the seven best from that year.
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The 7 Best Albums of 1960 Ranked
The first year of a new decade doesn’t just suddenly reinvent the styles and characteristics of the period that typify it in retrospect, of…
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September 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I've been listening to a lot of albums from 1960 and I've put together what I think are the seven best from that year.
trettleman.medium.com/the-7-best-a...
trettleman.medium.com/the-7-best-a...
I’m listening to Hear Me, Lord
by Oliver Mtukudzi on www.jabulaniradio.com
#AfricanMusic #OnlineRadio #DiscoverAfricanMusic
by Oliver Mtukudzi on www.jabulaniradio.com
#AfricanMusic #OnlineRadio #DiscoverAfricanMusic
September 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m listening to Hear Me, Lord
by Oliver Mtukudzi on www.jabulaniradio.com
#AfricanMusic #OnlineRadio #DiscoverAfricanMusic
by Oliver Mtukudzi on www.jabulaniradio.com
#AfricanMusic #OnlineRadio #DiscoverAfricanMusic
I'm listening "MBUTA MUTU - YONDO SISTER" on Jabulani Radio" www.jabulaniradio.com
#AfricanMusic #RhumbaMusic #CongoMusic #OnlineRadio
#AfricanMusic #RhumbaMusic #CongoMusic #OnlineRadio
September 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I'm listening "MBUTA MUTU - YONDO SISTER" on Jabulani Radio" www.jabulaniradio.com
#AfricanMusic #RhumbaMusic #CongoMusic #OnlineRadio
#AfricanMusic #RhumbaMusic #CongoMusic #OnlineRadio
Madilu Systeme's 1993 album, Sans Commentaire, is one of the greatest musical albums to ever grace the world of music. 🎸🎶 jabulaniradio.com/news/the-voi... #AfricanMusic #MadiluSystem #Kenya #uganda #Afrobeats #jabulaniradio #CongoMusic
THE VOICE THAT BRIDGED ODEMBA AND SOUKOUS
It is truly strange how rumba fans shy away from admitting that Madilu Systeme's 1993 album, Sans Commentaire, is one of the greatest musical albums to ever grace the world of music. It's...
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September 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Madilu Systeme's 1993 album, Sans Commentaire, is one of the greatest musical albums to ever grace the world of music. 🎸🎶 jabulaniradio.com/news/the-voi... #AfricanMusic #MadiluSystem #Kenya #uganda #Afrobeats #jabulaniradio #CongoMusic
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Listen to the vanishing sounds of Mali’s legendary music scene
Over decades, Mali produced global stars and became a hub for West African guitar. Now, musicians are struggling to hang on amid economic and security crises
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Over decades, Mali produced global stars and became a hub for West African guitar. Now, musicians are struggling to hang on amid economic and security crises
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Listen to the vanishing sounds of Mali’s legendary music scene
Over decades, Mali produced global stars and became a hub for West African guitar. Now, musicians are struggling to hang on amid economic and security crises.
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September 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Listen to the vanishing sounds of Mali’s legendary music scene
Over decades, Mali produced global stars and became a hub for West African guitar. Now, musicians are struggling to hang on amid economic and security crises
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Over decades, Mali produced global stars and became a hub for West African guitar. Now, musicians are struggling to hang on amid economic and security crises
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#NP: #NowPlaying:
Youssou N'Dour - 'The Lion' (1989)
This was the international breakthrough album by the Senegal master of mbalax #YoussouNDour. A wonderful mixture of African and Western influences. Includes the hit Shaking The Tree with #PeterGabriel. Classic world music.
Youssou N'Dour - 'The Lion' (1989)
This was the international breakthrough album by the Senegal master of mbalax #YoussouNDour. A wonderful mixture of African and Western influences. Includes the hit Shaking The Tree with #PeterGabriel. Classic world music.
September 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#NP: #NowPlaying:
Youssou N'Dour - 'The Lion' (1989)
This was the international breakthrough album by the Senegal master of mbalax #YoussouNDour. A wonderful mixture of African and Western influences. Includes the hit Shaking The Tree with #PeterGabriel. Classic world music.
Youssou N'Dour - 'The Lion' (1989)
This was the international breakthrough album by the Senegal master of mbalax #YoussouNDour. A wonderful mixture of African and Western influences. Includes the hit Shaking The Tree with #PeterGabriel. Classic world music.
September 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Happiest of birthdays Ngouma Lokito
Your great work speaks for itself! 🎸🎸🎶
Your great work speaks for itself! 🎸🎸🎶
September 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Happiest of birthdays Ngouma Lokito
Your great work speaks for itself! 🎸🎸🎶
Your great work speaks for itself! 🎸🎸🎶
I'm listening to Tres Impoli - Franco & le T.P. O.K. Jazz on Jabulani Radio! www.jabulaniradio.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I'm listening to Tres Impoli - Franco & le T.P. O.K. Jazz on Jabulani Radio! www.jabulaniradio.com
Magic System, formed in 1996 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, is a zouglou and coupé-décalé group. Originally over 50 members, it’s now led by A'Salfo, Goudé, Tino, and Manadja, blending traditional rhythms with modern beats.
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March 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Magic System, formed in 1996 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, is a zouglou and coupé-décalé group. Originally over 50 members, it’s now led by A'Salfo, Goudé, Tino, and Manadja, blending traditional rhythms with modern beats.
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En el retrato, uno de los mejores guitarristas de la historia: el congoleño Franco Luambo o simplemente Franco (1938-1989). Ahora que habita los altares uno de sus más devotos alumnos, Mark Speer, líder e ideólogo de Khruangbin, es buen momento para revisar la carrera de este tornadizo musico.👇
December 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM
En el retrato, uno de los mejores guitarristas de la historia: el congoleño Franco Luambo o simplemente Franco (1938-1989). Ahora que habita los altares uno de sus más devotos alumnos, Mark Speer, líder e ideólogo de Khruangbin, es buen momento para revisar la carrera de este tornadizo musico.👇
🎶✨ Discover the magic of Quatre Etoiles – a legendary Congolese rumba group that redefined soukous! From unforgettable hits like “Enfant Bamileke” to solo masterpieces, these musical stars continue to inspire. 🌟💃Who’s your favorite member? www.jabulaniradio.com/news/biograp...
Biography of Quatre Etoiles (Four Stars).
The Quatre Etoiles is a Congolese rumba band, formed in 1982. It was composed of the following members;Bopol Mansiamina (born Kinshasa, June 27, 1949; bass, guitar), Syran M'Benza (born...
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January 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🎶✨ Discover the magic of Quatre Etoiles – a legendary Congolese rumba group that redefined soukous! From unforgettable hits like “Enfant Bamileke” to solo masterpieces, these musical stars continue to inspire. 🌟💃Who’s your favorite member? www.jabulaniradio.com/news/biograp...
I'm listening to "Kasongo - Orchestra Super Mazembe" on Jabulani Radio. #AfricanMusic #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania www.jabulaniradio.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I'm listening to "Kasongo - Orchestra Super Mazembe" on Jabulani Radio. #AfricanMusic #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania www.jabulaniradio.com
🎶🕺I'm listening to Vunja Mifupa - Samba Mapangala on Jabulani Radio! jabulaniradio.com #AfricanMusic #Swahili #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania
January 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🎶🕺I'm listening to Vunja Mifupa - Samba Mapangala on Jabulani Radio! jabulaniradio.com #AfricanMusic #Swahili #Kenya #Uganda #Tanzania
I'm listening to Missile - Franco Luambo and TPOK Jazz on Jabulani Radio ! www.jabulaniradio.com #FrancoLuambo #TPOKJazz #JabulaniRadio #CongoMusic #Kenya #Rhumba #AfricanMusic #Uganda #Tanzania
January 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I'm listening to Missile - Franco Luambo and TPOK Jazz on Jabulani Radio ! www.jabulaniradio.com #FrancoLuambo #TPOKJazz #JabulaniRadio #CongoMusic #Kenya #Rhumba #AfricanMusic #Uganda #Tanzania